• TREES: The town's 34,000 trees are closely guarded. Trimming a branch or cutting a tree over 4 inches in girth requires a visit from the city forester. If a tree comes down, a new one needs to be planted elsewhere on the lot.
• STOPLIGHTS: None exist.
• STORE SIGNS: No neon, no lighted bulbs. Design rules generallly allow a sign about 2 by 3 feet, about the size of a small painting. Only indirect lighting with low wattage is allowed.
• HIGH HEELS: Because tree roots make paths and walkways hazardous, the city requires a permit to wear high heels. The measure, more of a warning about the hazards of strolling, has not been enforced in anyone's recollection.
• MAIL: There is no delivery nor street addresses. Mail pickup is at a central post office.
• WALKING TOURS: The town council wants to ban walking tours because of fear that busloads of tourists will tramp through quiet neighborhoods.
• HOME RENTALS: Renting a home for less than a month is forbidden.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle, page 8, August 17, 1977.